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3232116505220Hall of Fame Memories 2018http://www.chssa.org/2018/03/19/hall-of-fame-memories-2018/
Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:59:48 +0000http://www.chssa.org/?p=2007Ron Underwood Historian - CHSSA Hall of Fame Memories In a Hall of Fame career there will be many ups and downs. Three CHSSA Hall of Famers have shared a few of their “ups” Current CHSSA President Reed Niemi (CHSSA class of 2011) remembers: “The only way to survive as a forensics participant is to be able to reflect back and laugh. Our activity is not easy. However, when...

]]>2007VP Activities Update 2018http://www.chssa.org/2018/03/19/vp-activities-update-2018/
Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:46:08 +0000http://www.chssa.org/?p=2003Angelique Ronald CHSSA VP Activities VP Activities Updates 2018 The beautiful thing about the California High School Speech Association is that all of us, regardless of our position or tenure, stand on the shoulders of the giants who came before us.There is no problem that exists, or circumstance in front of us, that has not already been solved by someone else in some other time. Knowing that, I...

]]>2003Congress Update 2018http://www.chssa.org/2018/03/19/congress-update-2018/
Mon, 19 Mar 2018 18:55:15 +0000http://www.chssa.org/?p=1993David Matley Congress Committee - Chair Sharon James Congress Committee - Member Bob Stockton Congress Committee - Member Congress Update 2018 Student Congress serves a unique role in forensics competition as it brings together the skills of both speech and debate in a real world setting. In today’s political climate the ability to listen, interpret and respond to each other through civil...

]]>1993IE Updatehttp://www.chssa.org/2018/03/19/ie-update/
Mon, 19 Mar 2018 18:50:59 +0000http://www.chssa.org/?p=1989Caiti Sarvey CHSSA IE Committee - Chair IE Committee Update One can tell it is state qualifier time in California by a few hallmark signs. Highlighters become a treasured commodity and students become aggressively protective of one color. Speechies across the state are accessing Purdue Owl at rates high enough to crash the system and coaches are scrounging the staff lounge for a dropped copy...

]]>1989Recognizing Excellence: Gay Brasherhttp://www.chssa.org/2016/12/02/1386/
Sat, 03 Dec 2016 05:44:55 +0000http://www.chssa.org/?p=1386Congratulations to Gay Brasher! Leland High School coach, and CHSSA Hall of Fame member Gay Brasher has been in education for over fifty years. In that time she has changed countless students’ lives, impacted thousands of coaches’ careers, and achieved success at the highest level. In recognition of her excellence the National Communication Association awarded her the 2016 Marcella E.

]]>1386Edmodocon – Repping Debate to the Teaching Communityhttp://www.chssa.org/2016/10/04/edmodocon-repping-debate-to-the-teaching-community/
Wed, 05 Oct 2016 05:20:51 +0000http://www.chssa.org/?p=1338EdmodoCon 2016 -Jennifer Kindred https://www.edmodo.com/ Edmodo is an educational website and app that takes the concept of social networking and refines it for use in the classroom. In addition to allowing students to communicate with each other, Edmodo allows teachers to answer questions after hours and guide students through assignments and projects. Edmodo also functions as a classroom...

]]>1338Putting the “FUN” back in to Fundraising!http://www.chssa.org/2016/09/28/putting-the-fun-back-in-to-fundraising/
Wed, 28 Sep 2016 22:19:19 +0000http://www.chssa.org/?p=1300Fundraising Fatigue is no joke and something we all feel at some point throughout our coaching careers. It’s that all too familiar dread of having to once again put your hand out, making those sales pitches, attending auctions, e-mailing everyone, and begging strangers. The key is to keep your fundraising fresh, exciting, and most of all FUN. Here are some awesome ideas from our California...